diff --git a/toolchain/helpers.mk b/toolchain/helpers.mk
index 70695eefce..906993dd5c 100644
--- a/toolchain/helpers.mk
+++ b/toolchain/helpers.mk
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ copy_toolchain_sysroot = \
 	for i in etc $${ARCH_LIB_DIR} sbin usr usr/$${ARCH_LIB_DIR}; do \
 		if [ -d $${ARCH_SYSROOT_DIR}/$$i ] ; then \
 			rsync -au --chmod=u=rwX,go=rX --exclude 'usr/lib/locale' \
-				--exclude lib --exclude lib32 --exclude lib64 \
+				--exclude '/lib/' --exclude '/lib32/' \
+				--exclude '/lib64/' \
 				$${ARCH_SYSROOT_DIR}/$$i/ $(STAGING_DIR)/$$i/ ; \
 		fi ; \
 	done ; \